Patents by Inventor Cameron Ground

Cameron Ground has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electric thruster waste heat recovery during satellite orbit transfer
    Patent number: 10538346
    Abstract: A spacecraft includes a spacecraft main body, including payload equipment disposed on an inner panel surface of at least one radiator panel, the at least one radiator panel having an exterior-facing outer panel surface. The spacecraft includes at least one electric thruster disposed proximate to an aft facing panel of the spacecraft main body. The at least one electric thruster is thermally coupled with the at least one radiator panel by way of a thermally conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Cameron Ground, Gordon Wu, Derek Chan
  • ELECTRIC THRUSTER WASTE HEAT RECOVERY DURING SATELLITE ORBIT TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20180273215
    Abstract: A spacecraft includes a spacecraft main body, including payload equipment disposed on an inner panel surface of at least one radiator panel, the at least one radiator panel having an exterior-facing outer panel surface. The spacecraft includes at least one electric thruster disposed proximate to an aft facing panel of the spacecraft main body. The at least one electric thruster is thermally coupled with the at least one radiator panel by way of a thermally conductive path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Cameron Ground, Gordon Wu, Derek Chan